Tool or Technology
TT0179

NotebookLM in Action

Research, Synthesize & Transform Knowledge with AI

NotebookLM
Duration
16 Hours
Level
Intermediate
Delivery
Instructor-Led
Format
Capability Training

Programme Objectives

  • Develop functional proficiency in using NotebookLM / Gemini Notebook for source-grounded research, analysis, knowledge synthesis, and professional information management.
  • Organize and analyse multiple documents, websites, videos, audio files, spreadsheets, presentations, and other sources while maintaining traceability through citations.
  • Use advanced research capabilities such as Source Discovery and Deep Research to identify, evaluate, and incorporate relevant external information.
  • Transform complex source material into reports, data tables, presentations, infographics, audio/video overviews, and other business-ready knowledge assets.
  • Build reusable research and knowledge workflows while applying appropriate source validation, privacy, sharing, governance, and human-review practices.

Technology covered

NotebookLM / Gemini NotebookSource-Grounded ChatSource DiscoveryDeep ResearchGoogle Drive SourcesSecure Cloud ComputerReportsData TablesAudio OverviewsVideo OverviewsSlide DecksInfographicsMind MapsFlashcards & QuizzesGemini Apps Integration

Who should attend

  • Research & Strategy Professionals
  • Business Analysts
  • Learning & Development Professionals
  • Project & Program Managers
  • Consultants
  • Marketing & Market Research Professionals
  • Product & Product Marketing Teams
  • Human Resources Professionals
  • Sales & Business Development Professionals
  • Policy, Compliance & Knowledge Management Teams
  • Managers & Business Leaders
  • Professionals Handling Large Volumes of Documents and Research

Prerequisites & Participant Readiness

  • Basic computer and internet proficiency
  • Familiarity with documents, presentations, spreadsheets, reports, or web research is beneficial
  • Basic understanding of Generative AI is helpful but not mandatory
  • Ability to identify reliable and relevant information sources is beneficial
  • Familiarity with Google Drive and Google Workspace is useful
  • No programming knowledge required for the core programme
  • Appropriate NotebookLM / Gemini Notebook access should be available for practical exercises
  • Some advanced research, analysis, sharing, or generation capabilities may depend on account type and organisational access
  • Completion of shorter NotebookLM programmes is not required

TOC Modules

Concepts
  • Understanding NotebookLM's evolution into Gemini Notebook
  • Understanding source-grounded AI versus general-purpose AI conversation
  • Understanding notebooks, Sources, Chat, Studio, Notes, and generated artifacts
  • Understanding how notebook sources constrain and support AI responses
  • Understanding citations, source attribution, and human verification
  • Identifying suitable business, research, learning, and knowledge-management use cases
Practical activities
  • Creating a structured notebook for a defined business topic
  • Adding initial approved sources
  • Asking source-grounded questions
  • Opening citations and validating generated answers against source material

Scenarios

Market Research to Executive Decision Pack

Business Question → Internal Reports → Web Source Discovery → Deep Research → Source Validation → Multi-Source Comparison → Data Table → Executive Brief → Slide Deck / Infographic → Leadership Review

Participants build a structured research repository combining internal information with external evidence and transform the findings into a source-backed decision package for management.

Enterprise Knowledge Repository to Learning & Communication Assets

Policies / Manuals / Presentations / Videos → Source Organization → Grounded Chat → Mind Map → Briefing Document → Flashcards & Quiz → Audio Overview → Video Overview → Shared Notebook

Participants transform fragmented organisational knowledge into an interactive, searchable knowledge environment and generate multiple learning and communication formats from the same approved source base.

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